Form of Government: multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [193])
President: Lazarus Chakwera
Prime Minister: Hastings Banda
GDP: 7.667 billion USD (2019)
Capital: Lilongwe
Population: 18.63 million (2019)
Official Languages: English
Currency: Malawian kwacha
Timezone: GMT-2
Area: 118,484 km²
Dialing Code: +265
Major Mountain Ranges: Matundwe Range,Misuku Hills,Viphya Mountains
Major Rivers: Bwanje,Bua,Dwangwa,Rumpi
Continent: Africa
Border Countries: Malawi is a south-east African country bordered by Zambia, the United Republic of Tanzania and Mozambique. It is narrow and landlocked but has a 750-kilometre-long border with Lake Malawi (also called Lake Nyasa).